Saving Money at the Grocery Store

As many of you know, there are plenty of ways for you to save money in your day-to-day spending. Whether it's through car pooling or the way you use water and electricity, you can find all kinds of opportunities to pinch a few pennies. One place where you can always use more money saving tips is the grocery store. CBS News has put together a list of tricks to turn you into a savvy food shopper.

• Check the bottom shelf — Since eye-level is where most shoppers do their spending in the grocery store, many companies pay to have their items stocked there. Check the bottom of the shelf for more cost-effective items.
• Mind the end-cap — Just because certain products are on display at the end of the aisle doesn't mean they are on sale. In addition, check the expiration date on these products. There's a chance the retailer has put less fresh items there in hopes of selling them before they go bad.
• Convenience costs money — Sure, you can buy pre-cut chicken or shredded cheese, but it's always cheaper just to buy the full product yourself and then cut it or separate it out later.

For more tips, read the CBS News article, How Supermarkets Lure You To Buy More.

Another way to cut your grocery bill in half is to use coupons. Clip them out of flyers and newspapers or print them online from the following sites:

• Coupon Cabin
• Kroger
• Coupons.com
• Randalls
• Coupon Mom
• Target
• Retail Me Not
• Safeway
• Smart Source
• Winn Dixie

Comments

[Amanda]

Another tip is to take advantage of Walmart's ad-matching policy!